The adjective forms for countries and
the names for citizens of countries
are often
confusing in English. This happens for two reasons. First, thereis no easy way to change a country's name to its
adjective form becauseseveral different endings
are used for this purpose. Second, the wordsfor
nationalities are often the same as the adjective forms, but
not always.

Here is
more information on names of
countries, their adjective
forms,and the words
used for their
citizens.

Countries,
Adjective Forms,and
Nationalities (#8)

country

adjective

nationality

Laos

Lao, Laotian

Lao,
Laotian

Latvia

Latvian

Latvian

Lebanon

Lebanese

Lebanese

Lesotho

Basotho

Mosotho
(singular),Basotho
(plural)

Liberia

Liberian

Liberian

Libya

Libyan

Libyan

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Liechtensteiner

Lithuania

Lithuanian

Lithuanian

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourger

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Special Notes:

1.

Note that
both Lao and Laotian may be used for theadjective
and/or nationality forms for Laos.

2.

Notice the unusual nationality
forms used for Lesotho:Mosotho for singular, Basotho for plural. Notice,also, that
the adjective form is Basotho.